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| 2020-04-29 09:15:35 | THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE |
| | MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS: |
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| | 1) SHEET A 1.1 & A 4.1 - THERE IS AN INDICATION THAT |
| | DOOR 103 IS AN EXIT DOOR; HOWEVER, IT SWINGS AGAINST |
| | EGRESS. |
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| | PER NFPA 101, CH 7, MEANS OF EGRESS |
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| | 7.2.1.4.2 DOOR LEAF SWING DIRECTION. DOOR LEAVES |
| | REQUIRED TO BE |
| | OF THE SIDE-HINGED OR PIVOTED-SWINGING TYPE SHALL SWING |
| | IN THE |
| | DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING |
| | CONDITIONS: |
| | (1) WHERE SERVING A ROOM OR AREA WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD |
| | OF 50 OR |
| | MORE, EXCEPT UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: |
| | (A) DOOR LEAVES IN HORIZONTAL EXITS SHALL NOT BE |
| | REQUIRED TO |
| | SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL WHERE PERMITTED |
| | BY 7.2.4.3.8.1 OR 7.2.4.3.8.2. |
| | (B) DOOR LEAVES IN SMOKE BARRIERS SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED |
| | TO |
| | SWING IN THE DIRECTION OF EGRESS TRAVEL IN EXISTING |
| | HEALTH |
| | CARE OCCUPANCIES, AS PROVIDED IN CHAPTER 19. |
| | (2) WHERE THE DOOR ASSEMBLY IS USED IN AN EXIT |
| | ENCLOSURE, UNLESS |
| | THE DOOR OPENING SERVES AN INDIVIDUAL LIVING UNIT THAT |
| | OPENS |
| | DIRECTLY INTO AN EXIT ENCLOSURE |
| | (3) WHERE THE DOOR OPENING SERVES A HIGH HAZARD |
| | CONTENTS AREA |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT OR REMOVE THE EXIT SIGN ABOVE |
| | IT AS IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A REQUIRED EXIT. |
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| | |
| | 2) SHEET A 4.1 - THE DOOR SCHEDULE INDICATES THAT DOORS |
| | 101 THROUGH104 DO NOT HAVE PANIC HARDWARE. |
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| | PER NFPA 101, CH 13, EXISTING ASSEMBLY OCCUPANCIES & CH |
| | 7, MEANS OF EGRESS |
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| | 13.2.2.2.3 ANY DOOR IN A REQUIRED MEANS OF EGRESS FROM |
| | AN AREA |
| | HAVING AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 100 OR MORE PERSONS SHALL BE |
| | PERMITTED TO BE PROVIDED WITH A LATCH OR LOCK ONLY IF |
| | THE LATCH OR |
| | LOCK IS PANIC HARDWARE OR FIRE EXIT HARDWARE COMPLYING |
| | WITH |
| | 7.2.1.7, UNLESS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY ONE OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING: |
| | (1) THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL NOT APPLY TO DELAYED-EGRESS |
| | LOCKS AS |
| | PERMITTED IN 13.2.2.2.5. |
| | (2) THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL NOT APPLY TO |
| | ACCESS-CONTROLLED EGRESS |
| | DOORS AS PERMITTED IN 13.2.2.2.6. |
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| | 7.2.1.7 PANIC HARDWARE AND FIRE EXIT HARDWARE. |
| | 7.2.1.7.1 WHERE A DOOR ASSEMBLY IS REQUIRED TO BE |
| | EQUIPPED WITH |
| | PANIC OR FIRE EXIT HARDWARE, SUCH HARDWARE SHALL MEET |
| | ALL OF THE |
| | FOLLOWING CRITERIA: |
| | (1) IT SHALL CONSIST OF A CROSS BAR OR A PUSH PAD, THE |
| | ACTUATING |
| | PORTION OF WHICH EXTENDS ACROSS NOT LESS THAN ONE-HALF |
| | OF THE |
| | WIDTH OF THE DOOR LEAF. |
| | (2) IT SHALL BE MOUNTED AS FOLLOWS: |
| | (A) NEW INSTALLATIONS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 34 IN. |
| | (865 MM), |
| | AND NOT MORE THAN 48 IN. (1220 MM), ABOVE THE FLOOR. |
| | (B) EXISTING INSTALLATIONS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN 30 |
| | IN. (760 MM), |
| | AND NOT MORE THAN 48 IN. (1220 MM), ABOVE THE FLOOR. |
| | (3) IT SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED SO THAT A HORIZONTAL FORCE |
| | NOT TO EXCEED |
| | 15 LBF (66 N) ACTUATES THE CROSS BAR OR PUSH PAD AND |
| | LATCHES. |
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| | PLEASE REVIEW AND CORRECT |
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| | 3) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET |
| | REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE |
| | ABOVE. |
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| | 4) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE |
| | RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE. |
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| | PETER LEDUC |
| | FIRE MARSHAL |
| | 561-804-4709 |
| | [email protected] |
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